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Q uestion: Are these Prophetic narrations about winter authentic? ‘Winter is the best season for the believer. Its nights are long for him to pray in, and its days are short for him to fast in.’ ‘Fasting in the winter is the easy prize.’ Answer: For the reasons set out below, it doesn’t appear that the cited traditions are judged to be authentic (Ṣaḥīḥ). Caution should always be

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Question: Over the last couple of years, Eid has fallen on a Friday. Is it an obligation to pray both congregational prayers, or is one able to prayer either of them? Answer: There is a difference of opinion upon this matter. Great legal minds have previously disagreed over this point, each setting out their own respective reasoning based upon the primary textual evidences. Our own view, is that there is

Q uestion: In attending Ḥajj this year, I witnessed many other women who were covering their faces whilst in Iḥrām. Prior to attendance, my husband and I attended some preparatory classes where the Sheikh mentioned that a woman shouldn’t cover her face when assuming Iḥrām. However, when he was pressed on this point during the class, he back-tracked and said it was okay in some circumstances, citing a tradition from

Question: I’ve been asked this question and I want to raise it here for it to be answered if possible: are women obliged to keep long hair? Is it not allowed for a woman to cut her hair? Some have said that one points of reasoning behind this is, is that it would cover their awra’ on the day of judgement. Answer: No on both counts. Reasoning: The cited reasoning

Question: Saturday is the day of ‘Ashurā. Some are saying that we shouldn’t fast that day because it is a Saturday and it is not allowed for us to do so. Is this correct? Answer: Fasting on the day of ‘Ashurā is a recommended fast. The reported aḥādith which are often alluded to are in reference to singling out Saturday as a day for fasting. Several scholars have disagreed though